North building, Nebraska Industrial Home, Milford

The large four-story building in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate has a covered porch running along the second level with a staircase rising to it from the right corner. Flower boxes sit on the outside of the porch balusters. Behind the trees at the right is the laundry building.

Excerpted from: "Fourteenth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Nebraska Industrial Home, Milford, Nebraska" In Second Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1916 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 388-389.

Historical Notes

During the 1915-1916 biennium, the brick building was covered with stucco to prevent moisture from penetrating the walls and provide insulation. The rooms were also refurbished with new paint and wallpaper. This building is a mirror image of the South Building.